November 17, 1992: Miller is indicted by a federal grand jury in Tucson that charges he received kickbacks from a Tucson real estate broker in exchange for pension fund loans.

December 9, 1992: Pension funds refile Mercado foreclosure suit after Symington's partnership fails to make mortgage payments. A trustee sale is scheduled for March 10, 1993.

December 25, 1992: City of Phoenix warns Symington it will file a default notice after the governor's partnership fails to make lease payments for the city-owned property on which the Mercado was built.

January 29, 1993: Symington declares his net worth "is down to zero."

March 10, 1993: Mercado trustee sale is delayed at last minute to allow further negotiations between Symington and pension funds.

May 13, 1993: Union pension trust funds purchase Mercado at trustee sale for $3.1 million. Trust-fund lawyers say they will sue Symington for the $7 million difference between the purchase price and the Mercado loan.

July 28, 1993: FBI issues subpoenas indicating expansion of Symington criminal probe to include all of his development projects.

March 28, 1994: Miller is sentenced to 37 months in federal prison. He was convicted in December 1993 in U.S. District Court of racketeering and unlawful receipt of payments to influence the operation of a pension plan. May 1994: RTC settles Southwest Savings suit with Symington after determining the governor had no recoverable assets.

August 2, 1994: The FBI serves subpoenas to the City of Phoenix for Mercado files.

July 24, 1995: Maricopa County Superior Court enters $8.8 million judgment against Symington and the community property he holds with his wife, Ann. Symington's lawyer says, "No one is writing a check today, tomorrow or in the foreseeable future."

July 31, 1995: Symington's lawyers claim in court filings that "no community property exists" between Ann and Fife Symington. Symington and wife embark on a two-week European vacation, stopping in Paris and London. Symington says wife paid for the trip.

August 11, 1995: Mercado judgment increased to $11.5 million to include accrued interest.